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Estimated 2016 album pure sales in the US


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Rank - Estimated 2016 Sales - TITLE - Artist ( Estimated Total Sales )

01 - 1,655,000 - 25 - Adele ( 9,095,000 )
02 - 1,568,000 - VIEWS - Drake ( 1,568,000 )
03 - 1,510,000 - LEMONADE - Beyoncé ( 1,510,000 )
04 - 1,005,000 - TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton ( 1,690,000 )
05 - 680,000 - HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL - Original Cast ( 848,000 )
06 - 655,000 - THE VERY BEST OF - Prince ( 2,743,000 )
07 - 646,000 - BLURRYFACE - Twenty One Pilots ( 1,237,000 )
08 - 583,000 - ANTI - Rihanna ( 583,000 )
09 - 535,000 - PURPOSE - Justin Bieber ( 1,805,000 )
10 - 501,000 - DEATH OF A BACHELOR - Panic At The Disco ( 501,000 )
11 - 500,000 - IF I'M HONEST - Blake Shelton ( 500,000 )
12 - 500,000 - HYMNS - Joey + Rory ( 500,000 )
13 - 480,000 - PURPLE RAIN - Prince & the Revolution ( 3,552,000 )
14 - 439,000 - BLACKSTAR - David Bowie ( 439,000 )
15 - 409,000 - SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM - Soundtrack ( 409,000 )
16 - 393,000 - A PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS - Pentatonix ( 393,000 )
17 - 389,000 - ISLAH - Kevin Gates ( 389,000 )
18 - 379,000 - A MOON SHAPED POOL - Radiohead ( 379,000 )
19 - 376,000 - NOW 57 - Various ( 376,000 )
20 - 353,000 - HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT - Metallica ( 353,000 )
21 - 352,000 - RIPCORD - Keith Urban ( 352,000 )
22 - 329,000 - THE GETAWAY - Red Hot Chili Peppers ( 329,000 )
23 - 327,000 - BLONDE - Frank Ocean ( 327,000 )
24 - 324,000 - CLEOPATRA - Lumineers ( 324,000 )
25 - 319,000 - 1989 - Taylor Swift ( 5,973,000 )
26 - 319,000 - CALIFORNIA - Blink-182 ( 319,000 )
27 - 312,000 - HOW CAN IT BE - Lauren Daigle ( 488,000 )
28 - 312,000 - A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS - Coldplay ( 635,000 )
29 - 296,000 - BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS - The Weeknd ( 1,158,000 )
30 - 296,000 - THIS IS ACTING - Sia ( 296,000 )
31 - 294,000 - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - Garth Brooks ( 294,000 )
32 - 294,000 - THANK YOU - Meghan Trainor ( 294,000 )
33 - 293,000 - 21 - Adele ( 11,746,000 )
34 - 293,000 - DANGEROUS WOMAN - Ariana Grande ( 293,000 )
35 - 287,000 - JOANNE - Lady Gaga ( 287,000 )
36 - 286,000 - DIG YOUR ROOTS - Florida Georgia Line ( 286,000 )
37 - 282,000 - IMMORTALIZED - Disturbed ( 516,000 )
38 - 272,000 - ENCORE: MOVIE PARTNERS SING BROADWAY - Barbra Streisand ( 272,000 )
39 - 272,000 - UNTITLED UNMASTERED - Kendrick Lamar ( 272,000 )
40 - 270,000 - MONTEVALLO - Sam Hunt ( 1,239,000 )
41 - 265,000 - THEY DON'T KNOW - Jason Aldean ( 265,000 )
42 - 249,000 - T R A P S O U L - Bryson Tiller ( 407,000 )
43 - 248,000 - VESSEL - Twenty One Pilots ( 658,000 )
44 - 246,000 - 24K MAGIC - Bruno Mars ( 246,000 ) 
45 - 243,000 - TANGLED UP - Thomas Rhett ( 500,000 )
46 - 242,000 - METALLICA - Metallica ( 16,461,000 )
47 - 232,000 - STORYTELLER - Carrie Underwood ( 697,000 )
48 - 225,000 - YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Cole Swindell ( 225,000 )
49 - 225,000 - KILL THE LIGHTS - Luke Bryan ( 1,076,000 )
50 - 216,000 - NOW 59 - Various ( 216,000 )
51 - 214,000 - BLACK - Dierks Bentley ( 214,000 )
52 - 213,000 - WHEN IT'S DARK OUT - G-Eazy ( 375,000 )
53 - 212,000 - BEST OF BOWIE - David Bowie ( 1,727,000 )
54 - 209,000 - STARBOY - The Weeknd ( 209,000 )
55 - 205,000 - NOW 58 - Various ( 205,000 )
56 - 201,000 - KIDZ BOP 31 - Kidz Bop Kids ( 201,000 )
57 - 196,000 - I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SLEEP: FOR YOU ARE… - 1975 ( 196,000 )
58 - 194,000 - MR MISUNDERSTOOD - Eric Church ( 465,000 )
59 - 191,000 - THIS IS WHAT THE TRUTH FEELS LIKE - Gwen Stefani ( 191,000 )
60 - 189,000 - NINE TRACK MIND - Charlie Puth ( 189,000 )
61 - 189,000 - CRY BABY - Melanie Martinez ( 312,000 )
62 - 188,000 - MIND OF MINE - Zayn ( 188,000 )
63 - 186,000 - BADLANDS - Halsey ( 456,000 )
64 - 185,000 - 2016 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various ( 185,000 )
65 - 184,000 - TROLLS - Soundtrack ( 184,000 )
66 - 183,000 - WE GOT IT FROM HERE…THANK YOU 4 YOUR SERVICE - A Tribe Called Quest ( 183,000 )
67 - 175,000 - ILLUMINATE - Shawn Mendes ( 175,000 )
68 - 175,000 - EVOL - Future ( 175,000 )
69 - 172,000 - THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975 - Eagles ( 6,113,000 )
70 - 170,000 - TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY - Kendrick Lamar ( 949,000 )
71 - 167,000 - TITLE - Meghan Trainor ( 1,174,000 )
72 - 162,000 - ROYALTY - Chris Brown ( 360,000 )
73 - 161,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 - Soundtrack ( 1,650,000 )
74 - 161,000 - 1999 - Prince ( 950,000 )
75 - 161,000 - BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT - Maxwell ( 161,000 )
76 - 160,000 - RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS - Blake Shelton ( 349,000 )
77 - 156,000 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers ( 12,080,000 )
78 - 153,000 - NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE… - Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats ( 291,000 )
79 - 153,000 - THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS - Miranda Lambert ( 153,000 )
80 - 151,000 - THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE - Bon Jovi ( 151,000 )
81 - 151,000 - REVOLUTION RADIO - Green Day ( 151,000 )
82 - 151,000 - NOBODY BUT ME - Michael Buble ( 151,000 )
83 - 150,000 - THE ULTIMATE HITS - Garth Brooks ( 2,572,000 )
84 - 149,000 - GREATEST HITS - Journey ( 9,005,000 )
85 - 148,000 - SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - Jordan Smith ( 148,000 )
86 - 146,000 - 2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE - J Cole ( 1,239,000 )
87 - 145,000 - MASTER OF PUPPETS - Metallica ( 5,197,000 )
88 - 143,000 - DYSTOPIA - Megadeth ( 143,000 )
89 - 143,000 - STRANGER TO STRANGER - Paul Simon ( 143,000 )
90 - 142,000 - A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH - Sturgill Simpson ( 142,000 )
91 - 142,000 - THE LEGEND OF - Johnny Cash ( 3,545,000 )
92 - 140,000 - REVIVAL - Selena Gomez ( 397,000 )
93 - 140,000 - AND JUSTICE FOR ALL - Metallica ( 5,909,000 )
94 - 139,000 - 19 - Adele ( 2,949,000 )
95 - 139,000 - RIDE THE LIGHTNING - Metallica ( 4,819,000 )
96 - 139,000 - DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC - Tim McGraw ( 235,000 )
97 - 139,000 - X - Ed Sheeran ( 2,110,000 )
98 - 138,000 - KIDZ BOP 32 - Kidz Bop Kids ( 138,000 )
99 - 138,000 - OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson ( 2,348,000 )
100 - 137,000 - ULTIMATE - Prince ( 417,000 )

101 - 137,000 - LUKAS GRAHAM - Lukas Graham ( 137,000 )
102 - 137,000 - COSMIC HALLELUJAH - Kenny Chesney ( 137,000 )
103 - 136,000 - HERO - Maren Morris ( 136,000 )
104 - 135,000 - GOT YOUR SIX - Five Finger Death Punch ( 416,000 )
105 - 134,000 - UNLEASHED - Skillet ( 134,000 )
106 - 133,000 - GORE - Deftones ( 133,000 )
107 - 132,000 - WILDFIRE - Rachel Platten ( 132,000 )
108 - 132,000 - MAJOR KEY - DJ Khaled ( 132,000 )
109 - 131,000 - MADE IN THE A.M. - One Direction ( 874,000 )
110 - 129,000 - THE HITS/THE B-SIDES - Prince ( 829,000 )
111 - 128,000 - THE VERY BEST OF - Eagles ( 3,498,000 )


112 - 127,000 - GLORY - Britney Spears ( 127,000 )

113 - 127,000 - SOUND AND COLOR - Alabama Shakes ( 469,000 )
114 - 127,000 - THE FIRST TIME - Kelsea Ballerini ( 225,000 )
115 - 126,000 - FETTY WAP - Fetty Wap ( 380,000 )
116 - 126,000 - STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON - Soundtrack ( 126,000 )
117 - 126,000 - AMERICAN IDIOT - Green Day ( 6,492,000 )
118 - 124,000 - GREATEST HITS - Guns N'Roses ( 5,880,000 )
119 - 123,000 - CHAOS AND THE CALM - James Bay ( 238,000 )
120 - 121,000 - DIG IN DEEP - Bonnie Raitt ( 121,000 )
121 - 121,000 - THE ART OF HUSTLE - Yo Gotti ( 121,000 )
122 - 120,000 - GREATEST HITS - Fleetwood Mac ( 5,217,000 )
123 - 119,000 - MORE ISSUES THAN VOGUE - K Michelle ( 119,000 )
124 - 118,000 - LOVE STUFF - Elle King ( 321,000 )
125 - 118,000 - BAD - Michael Jackson ( 2,135,000 )
126 - 117,000 - STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - Soundtrack ( 243,000 )
127 - 117,000 - SEAL THE DEAL AND LET'S BOOGIE - Volbeat ( 117,000 )
128 - 117,000 - I STILL DO - Eric Clapton ( 117,000 )
129 - 116,000 - THE STAGE - Avenged Sevenfold ( 116,000 )
130 - 116,000 - MEAT AND CANDY - Old Dominion ( 167,000 )
131 - 116,000 - I'M COMIN' OVER - Chris Young ( 246,000 )
132 - 112,000 - BLANK FACE LP - ScHoolboy Q ( 112,000 )
133 - 112,000 - NOW COUNTRY 9 - Various ( 112,000 )
134 - 112,000 - DAY BREAKS - Norah Jones ( 112,000 )
135 - 112,000 - WOW HITS 2016 - Various ( 237,000 )
136 - 111,000 - THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem ( 10,736,000 )
137 - 110,000 - SANTANA IV - Santana ( 110,000 )
138 - 109,000 - EVERYBODY LOOKING - Gucci Mane ( 109,000 )
139 - 109,000 - RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG. - For King & Country ( 292,000 )
140 - 109,000 - THE VERY BEST OF - Dwight Yoakam ( 1,019,000 )
141 - 109,000 - NOW 56 - Various ( 445,000 )
142 - 109,000 - 1 - Beatles ( 12,770,000 )
143 - 108,000 - IF YOU'RE READING THIS IT'S TOO LATE - Drake ( 1,250,000 )
144 - 108,000 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson ( 6,711,000 )
145 - 108,000 - THIS UNRULY MESS I'VE MADE - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ( 108,000 )
146 - 108,000 - BLUE NEIGHBOURHOOD - Troye Sivan ( 204,000 )
147 - 107,000 - PENTATONIX - Pentatonix ( 451,000 )
148 - 107,000 - BACK TO BLACK - Amy Winehouse ( 3,113,000 )
149 - 107,000 - WALLS - Kings Of Leon ( 107,000 )
150 - 106,000 - 20 GREATEST HITS - Merle Haggard ( 178,000 )
151 - 106,000 - BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC ( 3,451,000 )
152 - 105,000 - TRAP OR DIE 3 - Jeezy ( 105,000 )
153 - 105,000 - LOVE REMAINS - Hillary Scott & the Scott Family ( 105,000 )
154 - 105,000 - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - Guns N'Roses ( 5,540,000 )
155 - 105,000 - WONDERFUL CRAZY NIGHT - Elton John ( 105,000 )
156 - 103,000 - THREAT TO SURVIVAL - Shinedown ( 256,000 )
157 - 102,000 - WEEZER (WHITE ALBUM) - Weezer ( 102,000 )
158 - 102,000 - MISADVENTURES - Pierce The Veil ( 102,000 )
159 - 101,000 - THIS IS NOT A TEST - Tobymac ( 260,000 )
160 - 99,000 - NEVERMIND - Nirvana ( 9,445,000 )
161 - 98,000 - A SEAT AT THE TABLE - Solange ( 98,000 )
162 - 98,000 - ICON: ERIC CLAPTON - Eric Clapton ( 349,000 )
163 - 98,000 - GREATEST HITS - Simon & Garfunkel ( 3,563,000 )
164 - 97,000 - THE ESSENTIAL - Michael Jackson ( 2,538,000 )
165 - 97,000 - BAD VIBRATIONS - A Day To Remember ( 97,000 )
166 - 96,000 - TAPESTRY - Carole King ( 2,341,000 )
167 - 96,000 - 22 A MILLION - Bon Iver ( 96,000 )
168 - 96,000 - HARDLOVE - NeedToBreathe ( 96,000 )
169 - 95,000 - THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME - Pentatonix ( 1,867,000 )
170 - 95,000 - 7/27 - Fifth Harmony ( 95,000 )
171 - 94,000 - BRAVE ENOUGH - Lindsey Stirling ( 94,000 )
172 - 93,000 - BIRDS IN THE TRAP SING MCKNIGHT - Travis Scott ( 93,000 )
173 - 93,000 - YOU WANT IT DARKER - Leonard Cohen ( 93,000 )
174 - 93,000 - TRUE SADNESS - Avett Brothers ( 93,000 )
175 - 93,000 - DS2 - Future ( 429,000 )
176 - 93,000 - KILL 'EM ALL - Metallica ( 2,933,000 )
177 - 92,000 - PLAYING WITH FIRE - Jennifer Nettles ( 92,000 )
178 - 92,000 - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A WORKOUT 2016 - Various ( 92,000 )
179 - 91,000 - WHAT I'M FEELIN' - Anthony Hamilton ( 91,000 )
180 - 90,000 - KNOW-IT-ALL - Alessia Cara ( 139,000 )
181 - 90,000 - THE VERY NEXT THING - Casting Crowns ( 90,000 )
182 - 90,000 - COMING HOME - Leon Bridges ( 253,000 )
183 - 90,000 - GREATEST HITS - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ( 8,453,000 )
184 - 90,000 - CHRISTMAS TOGETHER - Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood ( 90,000 )
185 - 89,000 - AMERICAN BEAUTY / AMERICAN PSYCHO - Fall Out Boy ( 720,000 )
186 - 89,000 - ROOTS OF COUNTRY MUSIC - Various ( 235,000 )
187 - 89,000 - PAWN SHOP - Brothers Osborne ( 89,000 )
188 - 89,000 - LAST YEAR WAS COMPLICATED - Nick Jonas ( 89,000 )
189 - 89,000 - PURE AND SIMPLE - Dolly Parton ( 89,000 )
190 - 88,000 - SLIPPERY WHEN WET - Bon Jovi ( 3,560,000 )
191 - 88,000 - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - Pink Floyd ( 10,039,000 )
192 - 88,000 - SUPER HITS - Willie Nelson ( 2,890,000 )
193 - 88,000 - ELECTRIC WARLOCK ACID WITCH SATANIC ****… - Rob Zombie ( 88,000 )
194 - 88,000 - LOSING MY RELIGION - Kirk Franklin ( 177,000 )
195 - 88,000 - NOW 60 - Various ( 88,000 )
196 - 87,000 - COLLEGROVE - 2 Chainz ( 87,000 )
197 - 87,000 - A/B - Kaleo ( 87,000 )
198 - 87,000 - IN THE LONELY HOUR - Sam Smith ( 2,311,000 )
199 - 86,000 - JEKYLL + HYDE - Zac Brown Band ( 687,000 )
200 - 86,000 - KINDA DON'T CARE - Justin Moore ( 86,000 )

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And guys, it's not about her not promoting her music anymore. Adele surpassed her with an album that's almost 9 years old, hardly got any promotion in 2008 and let's not forget Adele is also a bit momsy and isn't as active as she used to be but the key to her success is her fanbase's age stretching from 20 to 50. Britney hasn't gotten new fans since Blackout so her fans are around 30 years old yet, with the exception of some songs off Glory, he music seems to be aimed more at younger demographic.

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